NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS

Comprehensive testing to understand mental, cognitive, and emotional health. 

We offer a full complement of adult neuropsychological assessment services, including for clinical, disability/insurance, competency/capacity, and medicolegal evaluations. Neuropsychological evaluations are designed to assess conditions that affect cognitive (e.g., thinking, memory, attention, decision-making, language, visual skills), behavioral (i.e., how people function in their everyday lives), and emotional functioning (e.g., mood, anxiety, apathy) by interviewing clients about their background, reviewing medical records, and administering standardized tests.

Services are primarily provided in-person at one of our Southern California locations (Solana Beach, Encinitas, San Juan Capistrano). For clients who are unable to travel to our office or who live in other parts of California, we also offer assessments via telehealth. 

Beacon Neuropsychology offers neuropsychological and psychological assessment to adults for a wide range of conditions, including, but limited to: 

• Post-Concussive Syndrome (sports-related concussion, or from car accidents, falls, etc.)

• Acquired or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• Mild Cognitive Impairment

• Dementia / Neurodegenerative Disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's Disease)

• Parkinson’s Disease and other Movement Disorders

• Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders

• Brain Tumor or Cancer

• Neurotoxic Exposure

• Stroke

• Anoxic Injury

• Neurological Disorders

• Chronic Pain/Headache

• Demyelinating Diseases (e.g., Multiple Sclerosis)

• Central Nervous System (CNS) Infection (e.g., meningitis, encephalitis)

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• Mood/Anxiety/Behavioral Disorders

Neuropsychological evaluations can  help support clients and their families by:

• Clarifying diagnoses and helping individuals and their families better understand how a diagnosis can impact thinking, learning, and behavior.

• Assessing for cognitive changes in older adults and assisting families to plan for the future or navigate long-term care options.

• Understanding the impact of mood or attentional disorders on functioning over time.

• Making specific recommendations for treatment or interventions to maximize success and everyday functioning.

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We also provide a range of medicolegal or forensic services including comprehensive neuropsychological examinations and consultations, peer/case reviews, and insurance/disability independent neuropsychological examinations (IMEs). We provide consultation to insurance companies, attorneys and the courts, and we may serve as an expert witness and provide opinion and testimony to the courts regarding the mental status of identified plaintiffs or defendants.

Listed below are some of the forensic services offered by the practice:

• Civil Litigation

• Fitness for Duty/Return to Work

• Competence and Guardianship

• Injury and Disability/Insurance Disability Claims

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